Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-07
Mcs:Iynn ana the ArChb ish Op.

THE FORMER BLANES CARDINAL GIBBONS FOR HIS
Expulsion From THE CHURCH.
From the New York sun. sunday.
Archbishop Corrigan WIS asked by reporter
yesterday whether IL was true, rs stated by DIR.
Noel m In speech in Cooper Union on Thursday
evening, that DR.. McGiynn nid evidence ''LhIt the
Catholic Church had seen its mistake in suspend
ing him, that never again Will pastoral letters be
ordered read from the affairs OF the church ag inst
the union labor party, and that steps have been
recently taken with the highest autho1t1rS OF tine
church TO reinstate him in active priesthood" Arch
bishop Corrlg II sid tndt The tenor OF Dr. Nc
GlynnS speech, as gathered IRON the newspapers
was that or a campaign maneuver TO get votes.
SIT Is impossible" tine archbishop said, ''that mis-
Donnell, VINO is now In spain. There Is no chance
OF Dr. McGynns case being recon, dered unless he
presents himself To The pope at Rome. IN Response
TO the commands OF the holy father nearly year
ago. The church has not officially condemned
IA, nry Georges doctrines. cause It never con
sdered them worthy or notice or OF condemnation.
But IL cOudemnt atom Is t>ired IL may be found IN
the holy fathers letter ID me, where he says In the
beginning: You bring to my notice the false doc
trineS, sc.
When this statement was repeated to Dr. Nc.
Glynn last evening he said: "Some OF the things
so eInphatcally AM ootentatously denied are
thin IS that did not say, and that the newspaper
reports DO not make me say. ! never said or I'm
Piled that DR.. McDonn lis visit To Rome had al
Iected my case one way or the other. AS TO my
return 10 the performance OF the active functions
or priesthood, to guard against misrepresentation
would not be Understood Us saying in the Cooper
mon speech tnal ONtTturpS were nfSU IN lie by
the highest ecclesiastical authorities in the Roman
Catholic Church. The overtures 10 which
referred were those taken by prelates
and otner eccleSiasticS in this country To ELL
llglten the Roman authorities on the merits OF
the case, and concerning blunders commit
tel both by the archbishop and by them.
Several OF the eCceSi sites referred 10, before
making these interviews, inquired Of me if would
be willing TO 60 TO Rome 10 explain and justify my
OF which l have been che victim. were rirst re-
paired /, OF course, cheerfuly anSwere in the
Affirmative, and IL was no new Jnin5 for me TO be
OF this mind, since This very same thing mad D-cn
said III my behalf by the Rev. DIR. BurtS IL In
March last in answer 10 a letter 10 him from
Cardinal Gibbons from Rome, which Letter Car
dinal Gibbons should have written TO me- he
having been expressly ordered by the pope to 90
50. In the letter TO the Rev. Or. Bursell the car
excuse for not writing To me that lac did not know
my address. IL surely should have occurred to
him that a sealed letter addressed to me in DIR.
BurtselIs care would nave reached me.
1T was but recently that II Was learned that
DR.. BurtSellS very important letter TO Cardinal
Gibbons had actually gone into the cardinals
waste basket. After aScertdining this astounding
referred u, determined 10 take steps undo the
terrible blundef. and Cardinal Gibbons, no doubt
ashamed OF MS action II the matter, promised his
cooperation. The distinct underStan ding was that
/ would, as | had always been willing To do, go
cheer1uily TO Rome II were properly invited after
the outrage and Injustice that had been put upon
me had been repaired Cardinal Gibbons now
fails 10 keep his promise to cooperate and even
tries TO deter those who more lnttlligently con-
siderate than he for the best Interests OF re-
lgIOn and or the church, are trying to open 4
way by which the great >'tndil EN- be stopped"